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Definition: Ave Maria |
Ave MariaNoun1. A salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Literature | Ave Maria [Hail, Mary! ] [Ave, 2 syl.). The first two words of the angel's salutation to the Virgin Mary. (Luke i. 28.) In the Roman Catholic Church the phrase is applied to an invocation to the Virgin beginning with those words; and also to the smaller beads of a rosary, the larger ones being termed pater-nosters. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonym: Ave MariaSynonym: Hail Mary (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Worship | Thanksgiving; giving thanks, returning thanks; grace, praise, glorification, benediction, doxology, hosanna; hallelujah, allelujah; Te Deum, non nobis Domine, nunc dimittis; paean; benschen; Ave Maria, O Salutaris, Sanctus, The Annunciation, Tersanctus, Trisagion. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ave Maria |
| English words defined with "Ave Maria": Ave, Ave Mary ♦ Hail Mary. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Ave Maria": William. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ave Maria" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Manx (ave). |
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Lyrics | Ave Maria, (The Vatican Rag; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Ave Maria (1953) Vitaphone No. 0943: Ave Maria (1929) Gratia plena! Ave Maria (1919) Ave Maria (1918) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Ave Maria. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Portrait of Marian Anderson, Ave Maria. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Language | Translations for "Ave Maria"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
German | ave-maria (hail mary). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | アヘンä¸æ¯' (abort, aperitif, append, appetizer, availability, avenue, average, average golfer, avocado, axolotl, back-to-back homeruns, edible salamander, Hail Mary, Mexican walking fish, neotonous salamander, opium poisoning, together, with someone). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | アベマリア (Hail Mary). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | aveay ariamay avemarÃa (ave). (various references) | ||||||||||
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Calophyllum brasiliense. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-i-m-r-v" | |
-3 letters: aimer, aiver, maria, mavie, ramie, varia. | |
-4 letters: amia, amie, amir, area, aria, aver, emir, maar, mair, mare, mire, raia, rami, rave, ream, rime, rive, vair, vara, vera, vier. | |
-5 letters: aim, air, ama, ami, are, arm, ava, ave, ear, era, ire, mae, mar, mir, ram, rei, rem, rev, ria, rim, var, via, vie, vim. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-e-i-m-r-v" | |
+3 letters: margraviate. | |
+4 letters: margraviates. | |
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